Jack Montrose Sextet Explained

Jack Montrose Sextet
Type:	Album
Artist:	Jack Montrose Sextet
Cover:	Jack Montrose Sextet.jpg
Released:	1955
Recorded:	June 24 & July 6, 1955 Los Angeles, CA
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Pacific Jazz PJ 1208
Producer:	Richard Bock
Chronology:	Jack Montrose
Prev Title:	Arranged/Played/Composed by Jack Montrose
Prev Year:	1955
Next Title:	Blues and Vanilla
Next Year:	1956

Jack Montrose Sextet is an album by saxophonist Jack Montrose, recorded in 1955 for the Pacific Jazz label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The AllMusic reviewer, Scott Yanow, states: "Montrose's charts (which are full of unexpected surprises while always swinging and leaving room for plenty of solos) are quite notable and show that, despite the restrained tones, there was plenty of excitement to be found in West Coast jazz".

Track listing

All compositions by Jack Montrose except as indicated

1. "Listen Hear" - 5:32
2. "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:26
3. "Some Good Fun Blues" - 5:06
4. "Fools Rush In" (Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer) - 5:33
5. "Speakeasy" - 4:11
6. "Credo" - 5:24
7. "Pretty" - 5:16
8. "That Old Feeling" (Sammy Fain, Lew Brown) - 4:27

Personnel

• Jack Montrose - tenor saxophone, arranger
  • Conte Candoli - trumpet Bob Gordon - baritone saxophone
• Paul Moer - piano
• Ralph Pena - bass
• Shelly Manne - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/pacific-jazz-records/catalog-1200-series/#pj-1208 Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1200 series
2. http://www.bsnpubs.com/la/worldpacific/pacificjazz.html Pacific Jazz/Pacifica Album Discography